Luis Pérez Dasmariñas
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez Dasmariñas and the second or maternal family name is Páez de Sotomayor.
Luis Pérez Dasmariñas y Páez de Sotomayor was a Spanish soldier and governor of the Philippines from December 3, 1593 to July 14, 1596. In 1596, he sent unsuccessful expeditions to conquer Cambodia and Mindanao.
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Luis Pérez Dasmariñas | |
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9th Governor-General of the Philippines | |
In office December 3, 1593 – July 14, 1596 | |
Monarch | Philip II of Spain |
Governor | (Viceroy of New Spain) Luis de Velasco, 1st Marquess of Salinas Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey |
Preceded by | Pedro de Rojas |
Succeeded by | Francisco de Tello de Guzmán |
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Citizenship | Spanish |
Nationality | Galician |
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Pérez Dasmariñas was a knight of the Order of Alcántara. His father, Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas, was governor of the Philippines from 1590 to 1593.